Sunday, September 14th, 1:00pm to 3pm
Did you know that when Arnold was still on the Patriots’ side of the Revolution, he and his troops camped in Danvers?
In September 1775, early in the American Revolutionary War, Colonel Benedict Arnold led a force of 1,100 Continental Army troops on an expedition from Cambridge in the Province of Massachusetts Bay to the gates of Quebec City.
One of the most strategic and daring exploits of the patriot cause during the revolution. Part of the troops encamped in the Town of Danvers on the night of September 14, 1775 on their way to Newburyport where they embarked for the Kennebec River and their famous march through the uncharted wilderness of Maine successfully accomplished in spite of formidable obstacles and excessive privations. Native Americans, specifically the Abenaki, played a role as scouts and guides, and there was also hope for broader support from the Indigenous and French Canadian populations against the British.
Details to be announced for this 1pm presentation and 2pm re-enactment about this American Hero, turned infamous traitor.
1:00 – 1:45 – Presentation at Tapley Memorial Hall by local historian Dan Gagnon
1:45 – 2:00 – proceed to the Benedict Arnold monument in Danvers Square, 2 High Street.
Danvers Alarm List Company will march from Saturday’s encampment at Rebecca Nurse Homestead to the B. Arnold monument.
2:00 – 2:30 – Commemoration and Rededication of newly refinished 1912 monument; erected by the Sons of the American Revolution.
Danvers Alarm List Company will drill and salute in honoring these and all Patriots.
2:30 – 3:30 – socializing at The Berry Tavern patio
Portrait by Thomas Hart, 1776, courtesy of the National Park Service.
We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program.
Including a temporary exhibit of related artifacts from the Society’s collections.
Tapley Memorial Hall 13 Page Street, Danvers MA.
Danvers Historical Society: 978-777-1666 or E-mail to dhs@danvershistory.org Donations appreciated.